Blue Star Ferries Overview
Blue Star Ferries operate a modern and luxurious fleet and its service runs between Italy and Greece (in partnership with Superfast Ferries) and offers a variety of domestic routes that includes serving the Ionian Islands, Dodecanese Islands and the Cyclades Islands.
Blue Star Ferries is a Greek company belonging to the Attica Group, who also own SuperFast Ferries. Blue Star Ferries used to be known as Strintzis Lines. The name Blue Star was chosen in reference to the colour of the sea and of the Greek flag.
In December 2006, Blue Star Ferries was voted "Passenger Line of the Year" at Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards and in 2006 Blue Star Ferries carried over 3 million passengers on their ferries.
Routes
You can book Blue Star Ferries online with AFerry.com between the ferry ports of Ancona and Bari in Italy to the ports of Igoumenitsa and Patras in Greece.
Ferries from Greece to the Cyclades, Dodecanese and Ionian Islands are also available with Blue Star Ferries through AFerry.com. For example you can book a ferry from the Athenian port of Piraeus to Antikythira, Heraklion (Crete) and Kythira. Or you can book ferries to many of the Cyclades islands such as Rhodes, Kos, Paros, Koufonissi, Leros, Patmos, Amorgos and Naxos amonst many others.
Onboard Facilities
Blue Star Ferries maintain one of the most modern ferry fleets operating in the Adriatic Sea.
Blue Star Ferries is an active member of HELMEPA (Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association). The HELMEPA is a non-profit and non-governmental organisation involving ship-owners and seafarers, holding as its main principle the belief that protection of the marine environment can only be achieved through the personal involvement of the human element in all levels of the industry.
Blue Star Ferries consider technology as the means to improve environmental performance. During the past years, through implementation of improvements in design that became available, and at their own cost, Blue Star Ferries managed to achieve excellent levels of engine performance, resulting in less fuel consumption, less exhaust of physical resources and sequentially less emissions.
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